[Ennahar] The director of state security (intelligence) in Mali, Mami Coulibaly was fired Tuesday after the escaping of a Tunisian man who threw an bomb against the Embassy of La Belle France in Bamako in January according to a security source."Colonel Major Mami Coulibaly was relieved of his duties Tuesday following the escape of the terrorist from Tunisia," the source said on condition of anonymity. "That does not mean he is responsible for the leak of the terrorist, but his services were responsible," the sources added.
Bashir Simoun, a 24 year old Tunisian claiming to be a member of al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has beat feet Monday from
The circumstances of the escape were not specified, "but many persons responsible of his custody were nabbed," said a source at the Malian Ministry of Interior.
January 5 at night, equipped with an automatic pistol, a bomb and a grenade, Bachir Simoun was able to detonate the device or the grenade, according to divergent testimony at the time.
This attack against the embassy located in the heart of Bamako, was unprepared, which seemed to indicate that the man, nabbed shortly after, had acted alone, according to Sherlocks. AQIM has not grabbed credit.
An investigator had said that Simoun had "personally, hatred of La Belle France," adding that he was a member of a katiba (camp of Islamist fighters) of AQIM in the Sahel, where operates this organization that has pledged allegiance in 2006 to the leader of Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden.